China-Based Canadian Man Accused of Selling Trade Secrets of Electric Vehicle Company

China-Based Canadian Man Accused of Selling Trade Secrets of Electric Vehicle Company
The company logo shines off the rear deck of an unsold 2020 Model X at a Tesla dealership in Littleton, Colo, on April 26, 2020. The Canadian Press/AP-David Zalubowski
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American prosecutors say a Canadian living in China stole trade secrets from a leading U.S.-based electric vehicle company to set up a competing battery business.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Brooklyn, N.Y., said Klaus Pflugbeil was arrested on March 19 after allegedly providing stolen trade secrets to an undercover agent who was posing as a business person.